Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-24
NO. 4S.
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Ho1 oeneVe tnere was \ senator present whs
would say Ia his own heart that %, coo, eut
of which must be paid heavy expenses, Is a
proper or adequate salary for men Who hold
| IN heir hands the tremendous power and
| responsibilities thst usr eight Judges have
| They sat IN ladgm Mt 10 revise the very acts
! OF the legislature. Ta.y >tEna be:seea the
| legislature and the people, Thew are the
'xponnders OF the constitution % our State,
aud II the legislature trsnsgresses its powers,
II Is In their hands 10 nuiliiy the acts Of thoss
so transgressing They hold in their hands
| TO-DAY the power OF life aud death. because
under the present law il man be put
upon trial tor homicide. upon the ability, the
| strength of mind. the f,irness aud Impartial
| itv OF the ludge depends the verdict Property
| interests are also in their hands. Ia the
hands of these eight men rest the validity Of
| our laws. the power of life and death, the
! liberty of she individual and tho sscredasss
of our property rights. Nov IL was cenesd-
ed that one hall Of our JUICES we're eusoled
| IL perform these great duties tor the present
| salary because they have wealth behind them
| lie had one Of the others in mind now stand
ing IN the evening of lfe With scarcely any
means, and were he 10 lose his position he
would tini himself STRANDED % the shores of
life with but liide properly. with profession
gone and chentage distributed amoag
Younger men That lawyer whs
| could not accumulate in the
course OF years prScure more than the net
income of one Of our judges on the suprems
bench had mistaken his calling. lie protested
against the present policy as holding out 10
the future the ides tina, the time will sooa
come when noae but men Of wealth can step
upon the bench
rhe question of sub titutiog the minority
report tor the msj prty was then taken, r"-
| sul,ing in the n, gttlve, as follows:
YEA-Messrs: Allen. Gushec, Kendall, Noreross,
Rich, Sleeper. Weymouth =.
NAY Ncss1s Burrl cole, Daggett, Dunncll, gu
bert. iisrmon, Heath. Hul, tincSey, Joocs, Libbey.
Lord. LImbett, Nickrls, Phsir. Russell, Young-t1.
ABSENT Or Nor voTiNG-Messrs. Fiat, Gsod
now. argent. sinpson. Wallace, wesoott-A
fhe maj 'rity report was then accep,ed and
the bill r. ad once and assigned tor tomorrow
| for its second reading
solven fvor of an appropriation for
memorials al G 'ttysburg, came up bv special
| assignment, the question being upou the
adoption of the House smendment 10 Increase
the sun to SIP 500
Mr. Gushee of Knox advocated the resolve.
He rem embered how well our patriotic men,
irrespective OF party, went forth to the de-
fence of tue government and the protection
| of its institutions. IL WAS not the scxnty
pittance which they received that led them to
| brave the prvations of the camp and the hor-
rors Of the battlefield, but = patriotism .s
| true and as pure as that which sctusted the
| patriots Of the revolution. The soil of the
South was fer,ilized with the best blood Of
| our fathers, our brothers ami our sons. Sew
| enty three thousand mon went from their
! homes in the fertile valleys, and on the
pleasant hilIsides of the State of M,ioe,
many never to return Ju,tce and free
| dom trumphed over treason and oppression
We preserved the unique system Of govern
ment which We had ,c.ived from our fathers
| in all it. purity purged of the foul blot Of slav.
erv. Gettysburg was the turning point OF the
war: 1t was the Waterloo OF the rebellion;
and it is appropriate that we should
mark the places occup,ed by tho
different Name organisations upon thi,
memorable fiyli: that the soldier and citizen
/ Of the future alike, as they go 1, this spot
made sacred bv the blood Of our brave sol
tiers, standing by the side Of their graves,
NAV gather fresh inspiration from the story
of their deeds and be thereby better easbied
| to discharge the high dutie. of an American
citizen But rear "a high as YOU may
these monuments, make them as
massive, il you will, as the pyrs-
mds of Egypt. aye, though their sum
mits shall pierce the very Clouds, they will
not be more enduring than the deeds OF the
noble men thev thus commemorate; for
| tnuse ueeQs are WTllLFn IN tnP cltA1tl OF tne
memory Of the American people in letter, Of
blapd. and they will remain there when time
shall have eff tced every letter from the crum-
| bling stone, ayp, when the granite itself shall
have dissolved to dust Upon the brightest
galaxy of fame, with the deed. of the heroic
soldiers of the revolution, will be written
those of the patriotic s1lditry of the war Of
the rebellion (Applsu.e.)
The amendment to make the appropriation
! Sl2 500 was adopted, and on motion If Mr..
Gushee the rule was suspended and the re-
solve was passed to be enQr0sse3.,
| Resolve relating to womsn's suffrage was
tax N up, and on motion OF Mr.. Lumbert Of
Aroostook was re assigned for "wednesday
next at IL O'Clock.
| Bill an act to amend sec. 4s. chap. 40 Of
the revised statutes, relating to black bass
came up by special assignment and vas pass
| T. he engrossed.
Bill an act to abolish school district. c anne
up by special a.sig 1ment.
| Mr.. Hinckley of Ssgadahoc moved to
| amend in the irst line Of Sc. after the word
taken" by inserting the words upon the
| basis and in proportion to the tax levied
upon each individual in such distric,;" also
| in the same sec. line "a bv inserting after the
word "remitted " the words ''in like manner"
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Heath inquired whether the abolition
of school districts as provided by the bill
sould abolish those created by spe cial act Of
| the legi.la,ure